Speaking of sharks, one of the most famous scenes involving a reference / tribute to another film is probably in Jaws. As Roy Schieder's character sits on the beach, watching a boy get attacked by a shark, the camera does the push / pull effect that Hitchcock made famous in Vertigo. Spielberg has said that was a tribute to Hitchcock.

It's interesting example you brought - camera effects re-used by new director in new film (in this case, new in relation to Hitch).

In "Secret Window", Johnny Depp's character's name is Norman. It's less popular name & since it's suspense, I regard it as "Psycho" ref.

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That's the only one I can recall off hand, but I know there are a ton of references / tributes throughout movies that are played for laughs.

But my question is about serious refs/ tributes. Usually used in the same genre film (suspense refs in suspense movie, old horror movie refs in new horror movie...) as director displaying (subtly) he's fan to the past director.

Sorry that was a typo. I meant to say there are a lot of references / tributes that aren't played for laughs.

Example, John Carpenter's Halloween was one of the first to show the killer's point of view. It only took two years for the original Friday the 13th to copy that.

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"The Wizard Of Oz" - expected entertaining adventurous family film. Instead, it's disappointingly dull. The "Judy meets stranger" scenes get by rather slowly. Skipped thru the film till its ending which could be the best thing. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" is nice song sung very well by young Judy Garland. At the same time, it lacks sth. to dub it "great" imo.

"The Wizard Of Oz" - expected entertaining adventurous family film. Instead, it's disappointingly dull. The "Judy meets stranger" scenes get by rather slowly. Skipped thru the film till its ending which could be the best thing. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" is nice song sung very well by young Judy Garland. At the same time, it lacks sth. to dub it "great" imo.

We started watching "Transparent," and it's really enjoyable. I like Jeffrey Tambor quite a bit, I think he's a hilarious actor. (Arrested Development is one of my favorite shows ever.) It also raises plenty of little things to discuss around the house. Granted, I suspect the show's future is in doubt considering Tambor was accused of some sordid behavior as a part of the #MeToo wave, but we'll just have to see how that all works out. Anyway, I've still got three and a half seasons to go before I'm caught up.

"The Wizard Of Oz" - expected entertaining adventurous family film. Instead, it's disappointingly dull. The "Judy meets stranger" scenes get by rather slowly. Skipped thru the film till its ending which could be the best thing. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" is nice song sung very well by young Judy Garland. At the same time, it lacks sth. to dub it "great" imo

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Wow, sorry you think this movie is dull.It's such an iconic movie in America. Millions of us grew up looking forward to its being on TV every year.I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too; Follow the yellow brick road; Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! There's no place like home...The songs by the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion bring a smile and never grow old to me.Judy Garland is amazing. And Toto too!

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"No White Flags." - Team Gleason

"(Brian) got into this really touching music with songs like 'In My Room', and 'Good Vibrations' was amazing. The melodies are so beautiful, almost perfect. I began to realize he was one of the most gifted writers of our generation." - Paul Simon

We started watching "Transparent," and it's really enjoyable. I like Jeffrey Tambor quite a bit, I think he's a hilarious actor. (Arrested Development is one of my favorite shows ever.) It also raises plenty of little things to discuss around the house. Granted, I suspect the show's future is in doubt considering Tambor was accused of some sordid behavior as a part of the #MeToo wave, but we'll just have to see how that all works out. Anyway, I've still got three and a half seasons to go before I'm caught up.

As a huge fan of Arrested Developent myself, I just looked up if that sexual harassment claim was going to interfere with the new season...looks like it wonít. But Amazon officially stated that Tambor will not be back for another season of Transparent.

"The Wizard Of Oz" - expected entertaining adventurous family film. Instead, it's disappointingly dull. The "Judy meets stranger" scenes get by rather slowly. Skipped thru the film till its ending which could be the best thing. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" is nice song sung very well by young Judy Garland. At the same time, it lacks sth. to dub it "great" imo

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Wow, sorry you think this movie is dull.It's such an iconic movie in America. Millions of us grew up looking forward to its being on TV every year.I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too; Follow the yellow brick road; Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! There's no place like home...The songs by the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion bring a smile and never grow old to me.Judy Garland is amazing. And Toto too!

The Wizard of Oz is one of the creepiest/scariest movies Iíve ever seen. Itís actually one of my first memories seeing that on television and it had me creeped out for weeks. Those flying monkeys and that spooky Wizard...all of it just sent shivers down my spine. The untrue rumors I heard later of a munchkin killing himself on camera during filming didnít help either. Iíll still get in a mood if I see part of it in passing. I remember a friend saying that you can play Pink Floydís DSOTM alongside this movie and it fits perfectly, I never wanted to try it myself.

That being said, it is totally a staple in American cinema culture. Somewhere Over The Rainbow is one of the most beautiful songs ever, and Iíll listen to that occasionally. Also Toto is the cutest doggo.

I must say, the scene where Dorothy is a prisoner, slowly watching the sands of the hourglass, is very unsettling. Dorothy/Judy Garland looks truly terrified. I sometimes wonder if the director said something to make her upset.I have read that this was done to child actors such as Jackie Coogan, who co-starred in Chaplin's The Kid. To make him cry they'd say stuff like his Mother was in the hospital or his dog died. Truly vile stuff.

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"No White Flags." - Team Gleason

"(Brian) got into this really touching music with songs like 'In My Room', and 'Good Vibrations' was amazing. The melodies are so beautiful, almost perfect. I began to realize he was one of the most gifted writers of our generation." - Paul Simon

Thatís terrible! I briefly read some piece by Uma Thurman about how Quentin Tarantino basically ruined her acting career by forcing her to do some stunt and her back and neck havenít been right since. And sadly apparently the shot where she was injured doesnít even really show her. Hollywood does some cruel things to actors, actresses. I wonder if thatís why Van Dyke Parks got out of the movie business early on...

"The Wizard Of Oz" - expected entertaining adventurous family film. Instead, it's disappointingly dull. The "Judy meets stranger" scenes get by rather slowly. Skipped thru the film till its ending which could be the best thing. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" is nice song sung very well by young Judy Garland. At the same time, it lacks sth. to dub it "great" imo

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Wow, sorry you think this movie is dull.It's such an iconic movie in America. Millions of us grew up looking forward to its being on TV every year.I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too; Follow the yellow brick road; Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! There's no place like home...The songs by the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion bring a smile and never grow old to me.Judy Garland is amazing. And Toto too!

The Wizard of Oz is one of the creepiest/scariest movies Iíve ever seen. Itís actually one of my first memories seeing that on television and it had me creeped out for weeks. Those flying monkeys and that spooky Wizard...all of it just sent shivers down my spine. The untrue rumors I heard later of a munchkin killing himself on camera during filming didnít help either. Iíll still get in a mood if I see part of it in passing. I remember a friend saying that you can play Pink Floydís DSOTM alongside this movie and it fits perfectly, I never wanted to try it myself.

That being said, it is totally a staple in American cinema culture. Somewhere Over The Rainbow is one of the most beautiful songs ever, and Iíll listen to that occasionally. Also Toto is the cutest doggo.

I tried the Dark Side of the Moon thing once. There were five or six instances where the audio and video seemed to sync up, but I chalk it up to mere coincidence.

But, anything that encourages people to listen to Pink Floyd or watch The Wizard of Oz is OK by me.

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Reminds me of that rumor that Pink Floyd was originally supposed to do the music for Ď2001 A Space Odysseyí, but Kubrick decided he didnít want the soundtrack to be dated by a modern sound, so he instead chose classical works for the music. Apparently all rumor though. Still, besides the original soundtrack I canít think of a more fitting band to backdrop music on such a movie as that.

Reminds me of that rumor that Pink Floyd was originally supposed to do the music for Ď2001 A Space Odysseyí, but Kubrick decided he didnít want the soundtrack to be dated by a modern sound, so he instead chose classical works for the music. Apparently all rumor though. Still, besides the original soundtrack I canít think of a more fitting band to backdrop music on such a movie as that.

There is a true story about 2001 and Floyd. When Roger Waters recorded his Amused to Death album, he wanted to use some of HAL's dialog on the song "Perfect Sense Part 1." But Kublick wouldn't allow it, so Waters included a backwards message with a swipe at Kubrick.

I'm not sure if Roger got the clearance to use that dialog by 1999. Or, knowing Roger, he just didn't care, and figured it was fair game on a live stage, and wouldn't be noticed of a relatively low profile live release.

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But, Return to Oz has a completely different tone, so you might like it. Its a much darker movie and its not a musical. I always wondered why my folks didnt take me to see it in theaters as I was really into the original, but years later when I saw it, I realized its really not a movie for a 5 year old.

In 2013, Sam Raimi directed a prequel called Oz the Great and Powerful (he claims its not a prequel, but I cant see how it isnt) starring James Franco as the wizard when he first arrives in Oz. It was pretty good. There was talk of Disney using the movie to launch a new Oz franchise, but it seems nothing came of that.

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What is unexpected about its use in "Clerks II"? I didn't see film with such title but, is it exactly about clerks to make metal song bizarre inclusion, as in clean-cut nerdy office workers & hairy loud belters?

Which song do you think could be perfect in many films but it strikes you that you don't hear anywhere, not even in TV shows?

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What is unexpected about its use in "Clerks II"? I didn't see film with such title but, is it exactly about clerks to make metal song bizarre inclusion, as in clean-cut nerdy office workers & hairy loud belters?

Which song do you think could be perfect in many films but it strikes you that you don't hear anywhere, not even in TV shows?

Whats odd about the use of a King Diamond song is that his music is rarely used in mainstream media.

The Blue Oyster Cult song Dancin in the Ruins would have been a perfect montage song for an 80s movie.

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Can you tell favorite example "character sings/ hums famous song in the movie scene" (BBs/ "Full House"/ John Stamos doesn't count)?

Taking a que from the training scene in Rocky, the montage became a staple of 80s movies. Its basically a 3-5 minute sequence used to move the story along set to music. Example, Jimmy Buffett's Turning Around in Summer Rental.

Just to add a bit to KDSís explanation, the visuals in a montage tend to be brief snippets edited together beneath the music rather than using dialogue, and it is basically a way to hasten some point from A to B or pass the time. So in a Rocky movie, it could be numerous training moments (sit ups, weight lifting, running, push ups, more weight lifting), each only a few seconds, but getting across the point: Rocky is dedicated to getting into shape for the big fight. A song is often used for the audio of such a ďmontage.Ē